Victor build guide

The Calculus of the Corpse ( Modified ZZerial )

by fenpawVersion 2Updated Jul 14, 2026Guide #721545

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Published guide

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In-game favourites: 18 (as last synced by the API; not match usage)

Author's notes

Edited version of Twitch ZZerial's "Mathematically Correct Victor" but tailored to slightly different organization, item priority and choices Moderately notated, read item descriptions.

Item categories

1Core
Author's category · 10 items · ( L -> R ) Upgrade Pain Battery 2x followed by Jumpstart 2x
1. 1
  Mystic Burst
  Do not use Pain Battery until you have Mystic Burst, you will practically lose 40% damage on a long cooldown since you typically can't take much damage early on.
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
3. 3
  Arcane Surge
4. 4
2Late / Endgame
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Ethereal Shift
  Especially useful on Victor, Aura of Suffering remains active during Ethereal Shift and overall helps dodge CC ults like Abrams, Infernus, Lash, and Rem
2. 2
  Escalating Exposure
3. 3
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
4. 4
3optional
Author's category · 6 items · Not necessity for the build but are very competent situational items
1. 1
  Spirit Lifesteal
2. 2
  Healbane
  Particularly helpful against high healing supports like Rem or high self sustain opponents like Abrams
3. 3
  Mystic Slow
4. 4
4optional
Author's category · 4 items · Basic Resistances
1. 1
  Debuff Reducer
2. 2
  Reactive Barrier
3. 3
  Bullet Resilience
4. 4
5optional
Author's category · 6 items · Upgrades and alternatives for when you have left over souls
1. 1
  Leech
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
2. 2
  Healing Tempo
  Built from Healing Booster
  Not completely necessary especially if you already have a teammate like Rem, Ivy, and Dynamo with this item. Do not waste 6.4k souls, strictly optional item if you can afford it.
3. 3
  Infuser
6optional
Author's category · 4 items · ↓ Read item descriptions ↓
1. 1
  Monster Rounds
  Purchase if you intend on buying Cultist Sacrifice
2. 2
  Stalker
  Stalker has the same range as Aura of Suffering ( 8m ), so you will ALWAYS proc it so long as an enemy is in your aura.
3. 3
  Cultist Sacrifice
  Built from Monster Rounds

Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Pain BatteryPain Battery	Pain Battery: Ability unlocked, step 1				Pain Battery: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Pain Battery: 2 AP upgrade, step 6						Pain Battery: 5 AP upgrade, step 12